Double wall handle basket



Oct. 11, 1938. E. E. MOHLER DOUBLE WALL HANDLE BASKET Filed July 11,1956 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

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Patented Oct. 11, was.

. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE v poms wan. rumpus nasxa'r rm EarlMohlcr,Indianapolis, Ind, mumto Fruitq Produce Packing, lndianalr' olis, Ind acorporation Application July 11, 19st, Serial rte-90.114 15 Claims. (01.229-16) One feature of the invention consists in the 15: single bottombeing telescopically associated with the dual peripheral wall structure,the inner and outer sides of which are suitably secured together andsuch relationship providing a space therebetween, permitting readymounting of a handle 20 thereto and which handle is of wire formationhaving T-type ends.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from theaccompanying drawings and the following claims and description:

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a plan view of the developed blank of thedual wall structure.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the developed bottomforming blank.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central sectional view of so a handled basketembodying the invention, a

portion of the inner side wall shown therein being broken away to showthe final anchoring position of the handle.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view through 35 the basket in the planeof the handle.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one form of handle shown in Figs. 3 and4.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a modified form of handle structure.

40 Fig. 7 is a perspective view of another modified form of handlestructure.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of a one-piece blank providing a structure similarto that illustrated as of two pieces in Figs. 1 and 2.

45 Fig. 9 is a transverse, central sectional view similar to thatillustrated in Fig. 4 and of the modified form of the invention.

Fig. 10 is a longitudinal, sectional view through all the modified formof the invention, and is sim- 50 ilar to that shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 11 is a bottom plan view of the basket. Fig. 12 is a perspectiveview of a handle similar to that shownin Fig. 5.

In Fig. 1 of the drawings, l0 indicates an ex- 55 terior side wallportion of the blank, ll an end portion, l2 a similar end portion and IIanother side portion. These portions are exterior walls and arealternately arranged, end and side, and connected by the scoreconnections ll.

The two edges II which herein are shown at 5 the left-hand portion ofend wall H and the right-hand portion of side wall ii, are suitablysecured together by suitable means, such as a v tape it, stapling,gluing or the like.

Integral with end wall II is an inner end wall l0 l1. Integral with sidewall It is an integral inner side wall l8. Integral with exterior endwall I2 is the inner end wall I9. Integral with the exterior ,side wallI3 is the inner side wall 20. These respective pairs of walls areintegral with 15 each other and are hingedly connected together by thescoring or creasing 2l--22232l, respectively, which constitute astraight crease or score, which may be of single or dual character, asrequired by thestock utilized.

Portions ll, l8, l9 and 20 are each separated from the adjacent portionsby the cut-outs 25,

26 and 21, which extend the full depth of the inner side wallarrangement. The left-hand end of member I! is relieved as at 28 and therighthand end of member 20 is relieved as at 29.

The bottom is indicated .by the numeral 30 and includes sideanchoring-flaps or extensions 3| at opposite .sides and end anchoringextensions 32, these being respectively connected to the bottom 30portion 30 with a hinge scoring or crease 33 and 34, respectively.

For a box or container structure without a handle arrangement, theaforesaid constitutes all the parts that are required. Both blanks may 5be formed from corrugated board which preferably is a board having anintermediate corrugated layer, faced on opposite sides by flat linerboard, the same being adhesively secured together. Certain forms ofsolid fibre board may 4 also be utilized, if, as and when desired, orone blank may be made of one type of board and the other blank of theother type of board.

A suitable number of bottom blanks are packaged and a suitable number ofside wall blanks are packaged, it being understood that so far as eachof these structures are concerned, they are each cut and creased, asbefore described, and upon a machine which is common to the paper boardindustry.

Thus, the side wall blank in folded relation is shipped flat, orknocked-down, to the basket purchaser, such as a fruit or vegetablepacker, or the like. a

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- structures in fiat relation, turns the portions 31 and 32 atright-angles to the botom 30 so as to form a tray structure. Then thecollapsed side wall structure is opened up into rectangular and tubularform and the tray structure is nested therein. Following such nesting,each of the individual, interior side wall members is turned inwardlyand downwardly and thus overlaps the adjacent portions 3| and 32, saidportions then being nestable between the walls of the dual wallstructure. The purchaser of the basket then applies any suitable numberof staples, or the like,

as indicated at 35, to staple the side walls together in dualrelationship and thereby simultaneously anchors the bottom to the sidewall structure. The aforesaid constitutes a two-piece container having asingle wall bottom and a dual side wall structure.

When a handle basket is desired, see Fig. 5, there is provided a handlehaving an upper portion 36, two depending portions 31, each of which hasan offset portion 88 spot-welded to a transversely positioned anchoringmember 39. This is one form of handle structure.

Another form of handle structure is shown in Fig. 6, wherein theoverhead portion of the handle is indicated by the numeral 40, the twodepending portions therefrom by numeral 4|, ofi'set portions by numeral42 and the anchorage portions, in this instance, are formed integralwith the foregoing portions of the handle by the transversely offsetportion 43, a parallel portion 44 therebeneath and a parallel portion 45in alignment with portion 43. Thus, the upper. surface of portions 43and 45 are in alignment and the general direction is transverse to thegeneral direction of the portion 40. Other forms of handle structuresmay be utilized in lieu hereof.

One such is illustrated in Fig. 7 which is a onepiece structure havinghand portion 10, depending portions ll, offset portions I2, thetransverse extensions 13, the return portions '14, upwardly offset atand terminating in ends 16 in alignment with portions I3 but oppositelydirected.

When it is desired to anchor the handle structure, such as thatillustrated in Figs. 5, 6 or 7, one form of anchorage which requires nostapling, stitching, or the like, consists of the following:

The side wall blanks are suitably slotted as at 46 and this extends fromthe fold between the interior and outer wall downwardly a distanceapproximately equal to the overall length of the portion 44 in Fig. 6and the portion 39 in Fig. 5.

The handle structure when the basket has been fabricated, as aforesaid,is then positioned within the basket so that the portions 39 arevertically positioned and are seatable in the slots 46 in the twoopposite side walls, see dotted lines in Fig. 3.

In the illustrated form of the invention, the slots are provided in theinside walls of the basket, which slots terminate at the upper edge 24of the side wall.

Due to the fact that the portions 3| are ineluded between said sidewalls at the bottom thereof, the inner and outer wall forming membersare in relatively spaced relation and readily permit the handlestructure to be turned clockwise, as shown dotted in Fig. 3, until theportions 38 lie substantially parallel to the horizontal and then thehandle portion is elevated until the upper aligned surfaces of portions80 engage the inside and bottom surface of the fold.

It will thus be apparent that the edge portion 41, see Figs. 1 and 3,prevents displacement of the handle lengthwise of the basket and due tothe fact the dual wall structure at the fold is not spaced as widelyapart as at the bottom, a friction anchorage for the handle is providedwhich normally retains the handle in the elevated position and preventsthe handle from dropping downwardly. The transverse portion 49 byengaging along a considerable portion of the fold, provides a relativelyelongated bearing, so that the handle stress per unit of bearing area isrelatively small.

The ends of the cross member 39, see Fig. 5, may terminate in barbs orspurs 39a. for further anchorage when desired. Also, it is to beobserved that if the form of the transverse anchor portion of the anchorbe changed, the entrance slot or opening should correspond therewith, sothat, if the anchor end of the handle be of triangular shape, slot 46must have a triangular portion to accommodate the nesting of thetriangular end for passing the anchorage into position between theimmediate adjacent walls.

In certain instances, when desired, the structure herein disclosed, maybe utilized as a covered basket, and when such a structure is desired,the cover arrangement, for example such as shown in the Bombergerapplication, Serial No. 33,097, filed July 28, 1935, now Patent No.2,057,002, dated Oct. 13.1936, see Fig. 2, would be provided. However,the notches for handle accommodation required herein would not be aswide as therein disclosed, because the form of handle herein disclosedis of lesser width.

In either event, whether a cover be employed or not, when the basketsare not overfilled, the handles may be forcibly lowered and extendimmediately across the basket so they may be stacked like boxes, whethercovered or uncovered. Such stacking arrangement would normally beemployed by the fruit packer who after forming the basket, or container,proper, would mount the handle therein, as previously described butwould omit the last elevating step and these baskets then would bestacked, ready for filling. When they were to be filled, the handles ofeach basket would then be elevated.

A modified form of invention is shown in Figs. 8

to 11, inclusive. In this form any one of the han- I die structuresillustrated in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 may be utilized. This form of theinvention is similar to that illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, inthat the basket is of dual wall and single bottom type. However, thisform of the invention differs therefrom in that the basket is of onepiece of stock, see the blank illustrated in Fig. 8, and in place ofslots, slits only are utilized or required. In these respects, this formof the invention is similar to the two-piece handled basket structuredisclosed in a companion application, entitled, "Handle basketconstruction, filed June 18, 1936, and bearing Serial No. 86,019.

In Fig. 8 of the drawings, there is illustrated a one-piece blank ofsomewhat generally similar character to that illustrated in Figs. 1 and2, representing a two-piece structure. In this form of the invention,numerals of the one hundred series are employed to designate like orsimilar parts, and the specific description of the same will be omitted,except in pointing out wherein the present disclosure diil'ers from theprevious disclosure.

aiaaoaa v structure, irrespective oi. the specific formation Numeral Iindicates a taped or connection.

In this form or the invention, each portion Ill and IIS is recessed ornotched as at IIIa and Ilia for the purpose hereinafter to be described.Also in this form of the invention, in place of slots 46 being providedin the inner side walls I0 and 20 respectively, said inside ,walls I I0and I20 are slit from top to bottom as at I and each slit at the topfold terminates in an opening I", this permitting the depending portionsof the handle to project beyond the basket in handle formation. y

In this form of the invention, the bottom I30 instead of being separatelike bottom 30, see Fig. 2, is integral with one of the sides, and.herein side H0, and .is scoringly connected thereto as at I00. Also inthis form of the invention, the bottom flaps I3I and I32 are providedwith tapered side edges I3Ia. and "2a.

Also in this form of the invention, the-scoring I33 between the bottomI30 and flap ISI is interrupted and there are provided the slots IOI.Integral with the other side wall and herein side wall II3, are acorresponding number of tongues and spaced relative to each othercorresponding to the spacing between the slots IOI. Said tongues I02have a creased or scored connection I03 with the side wail II: and havean intermediate scoring I04 therein. The side edges are angled or biasedas at I05.

Whenever it is .desired to have a one-piece basket proper and utilizestapling, the slots IM and tongues I02 may be-omitted and then thestapling will be applied to the two end walls and the side II3 to lockthe bottom to the side walls and in nested relation.

There is a decided advantage, however, incident to the utilization ofthe single blank in that such utilization permits'the elimination of allstapling and this is by reason of the interlocking relationship betweenthe tongues and slits, last mentioned. I

Just as previously described, the blank is shipped in the fiat orknock-down, and the purchaser positions the side and end walls intubular relation, then inserts inwardly the flaps on the bottom andnests these flaps within the tubular wall arrangement. Then the tonguesI02 are tucked into the slots MI and project inwardly and upwardly intothe container resulting therefrom. With all the inner walls extendingupwardly, the handle is positioned as shown in Figs. 9 and 10, and thenthe two portions of each side wall are turned inwardly and downwardlywith the depending portions ill-for example, on the handle shown in Fig.5 or more especially, the ofiset portion 38, being seated in theopenings I41. The flaps I20 thus with the wallportion II3 nestinglyreceive not only the tongues I02 but the bottom extension I3I. Then thetwo end wall extensions II! and H9 are turned inwardly and downwardly,which looks the basket structure in basket-forming relation with thehandle in proper position. The two notches or cutouts I I'll: and H911are to facilitate subsequent elevation of the inner end wall lockingportions whenever it is desired to collapse the structure.

Many of the claims hereinafter set forth are directed to the specificform of this invention and certain claims in the copending applicationreferred to are of a dominating character relative equivalent to thisspecific form of the invention, such claims depending portions isomitted, the same not being necessary. Also in this form of theinvention, the barbs "0a may be provided, if, as and when desired.

- While the invention has been described in great detail in theforegoing specification, and

the description and illustrations thereof are in great detail, suchdescription and illustrations are to be considered as illustrative andnot restrictive in character and-the various modifications suggested,illustrated and/ or described herein and others which will readilysuggest themselves to persons skilled in this art, are all considered tobe within the broad scope of this invention, reference being had to theappended claims. v

.The invention claimed is:

1. In a handled container structure, the combination of a containerhaving dual side and end walls having a folded top connection providinga smooth upper edge, a bottom having side. portions nestable between theinner and outer walls near the bottom thereof, and means securing theside portions and side walls together, the side site walls eachincluding an aperture for handle accommodation, each'aperture includinga handle mounting extension of the recess in the innet wall, thecross-bars being receivable by the space between the apertured wallportions.

2. In aha'ndled container structure, the combination of a containerhaving dual side and end walls having a folded top connection providinga smooth upper edge, a tray type bottom having side portionssubstantially coextensive with the dual walls and nestable between theinner and outer walls near the bottom thereof, and means anchoring theside portions and inner and outer walls together, the side portions ofthe bottom spacing apart the adjacent walls of the dual wall structure,and a substantially U-shaped handle having substantially parallelextensions at each end forming cross-bars, the smooth upper edges of apair of opposite walls each including an aperture for handleaccommodation, each aperture including a handle mounting extension ofthe recess in the inner wall, the crossbars being receivable by thespace between the apertured wall portions.

3. A handle for a basket including a hand-engaging portion, a pair ofspaced leg portions depending therefrom, and transverse bearing andlocking portions for each leg and projecting oppositely therefrom and inalignment and in a plane transverse to the plane of the hand portion andlegs, said leg portions terminating in an offset portion directlysecured to the transverse bearing and locking portions substantially asand for the purpose described.

4. A device as defined by claim 3, characterized by the addition of barbmeans on the termination of each locking portion.

5. In a containerstructure, the combination of dual side and endconnected walls having a folded top connection providing a smooth upperedge, a bottom-integral with one wall at one edge and including sideportions on the other edges and nestable between the inner and outerwalls near the bottom thereof, and tongue and slot connecting meansbetween another container wall and the" bottom remote from the integralconnection thereof, the tongue means being nestable between the innerand outer walls of the dual wall arrangement.

6. A handle for a basket including a hand-engaging portion, a pair ofspaced leg portions depending therefrom, and transverse bearing andlocking portions for each leg and projecting opplane transverse to theplane of the hand portion and leg, and barb means on the termination ofeach locking portion. I

'7. In a handled container, the combination of a container havingconnected dual side and end walls with a folded top connection providinga smooth upper edge, abottom having side portions nestable between theinner and outer walls near the bottom thereof, means securing a sideportion of the bottom and the adjacent wall together for bottom and wallconnection, and a handle structure having a substantially U-shapedhandengageable portion projecting above the container, each end of thehandle portion'having aligned oppositely directed extensions, the uppersurface of the aligned extensions bearing upon the inner and lowersurface of the fold connections.

8. In a handled container, the combination of a container havingconnected dual side and end walls with a folded top connection providinga smooth upper edge, a bottom having side portions nestable between theinner and outer walls near the bottom thereof, means securing a sideportion of the bottom and the adjacent wall together for bottom and wallconnection, and a handle structure having a substantially U-shapedhand-engageable portion projecting above the container, each end of thehandle portion having aligned oppositely directed extensions, the uppersurface of the aligned extensions bearing upon the inner and lowersurface of the fold connection, each wall of a pair of opposite dualwalls having a portion thereof provided with an elongated receiving slitor slot of a length sufficient for reception of aligned handleextensions.

9. In a handled container, the combination of a container havingconnected dual side and end walls with a folded top connection providinga smooth upper edge, a bottom having side portions nestable between theinner and outer walls near the bottom thereof, means securing a sideportion of the bottom and the adjacent wall together for bottom and wallconnection, and a handle structure having a substantially U- shapedhand-engageable portion projecting above the container, each end of thehandle portion having aligned oppositely directed extensions, the uppersurface of the aligned extensions bearing upon the inner and lowersurface of the fold connection, said inner surfaces of each anchoringwall structure adjacent the fold frictionally engaging the side surfacesof the aligned extensions of the handle therebetween for maintaining thehandle in uppermost and handle-forming position.

10. In a handled container, the combination of a container havingconnected dual side and end walls with a folded top connection providinga smooth upper edge, a bottom having side por-' portion of the bottomand the adjacent wall together for bottom and wall connection, and ahandle structure having a substantially U-shaped hand-engageable portionprojecting above the container, each end of the handle portion havingaligned oppositely directed extensions, the upper surface of the alignedextensions bearing upon the inner and lower surface of the foldconnection, each wall of a pair of opposite dual walls having a portionthereof provided with an elongated receiving slit or slot of a lengthsufficient for reception of handle extensions, said inner surfaces ofeach anchoring wall structure adjacent the fold frictionally engagingthe side surfaces of the aligned extensions of the handle therebetweenfor maintaining the handle in uppermost and handle-forming position. I

11. In a handled container, the combination of a container havingconnected dual side and end walls with a folded top connection providinga smooth upper edge, a bottom having side portions nestable between theinner and outer walls near the bottom thereof, means securing a sideportion of the bottom and the adjacent wall together for bottom and wallconnection, and a handle structure having a substantially U- shapedhand-engageable portion projecting above the container, each end of thehandle portion having aligned oppositely directed extensions, the uppersurface of the aligned extensions bearing upon the inner and lowersurface of the fold connection, each wall of a pair of opposite dualwalls having a portion thereof provided with an elongated receiving slitor slot of a length suflicient for reception of handle extensions, saidhandle being movable downwardly in the slit or slot for telescopicnesting, if, as and when desired, substantially as described, and whennested the midportion of the U-shaped portion of the handle extendsacross the container structure immediately adjacent the plane of thefoldable top connection.

12. In a handled container, the combination of a container havingconnected dual side and end walls with a folded top connection providinga smooth upper edge,'a bottom having side portions nestable betweentheinner and outer walls near the bottom thereof, means securing a sideportion of the bottomand the adjacent wall together for bottom and wallconnection, and a handle structure having a substantially U-shapedhand-engageable portion projecting above the container, each end of thehandle portion having aligned oppositely directed extensions, the uppersurface of the aligned extensions bearing upon the inner and lowersurface of the fold connection, said innersurfaces of each anchoringwall structure adjacent the fold frictionally engaging the side surfacesof the aligned extensions of the handle therebetween for maintaining thehandle in uppermost and handle-forming position, each wall of a pair ofopposite dual walls having a portion thereof provided with an elongatedreceiving slit or slot of a length sufficient for reception of alignedhandle extensions, said handle being movable downwardly in the slit orslot for telescoric nesting, if, as and when desired, substantially asdescribed, and when nested the midportion of the U-shaped portion of thehandle extends across the container structure immediately adjacent theplane of the foldable top connection.

, portion of the bottom and the adjacent wall together for bottom andwall connection, and a handle structure having a substantially Li-shapedhand-engageable portion projecting above the container, each end of thehandle portion having aligned oppositely directed extensions, the

upper surface of the aligned extensions bearing upon the inner and lowersurface of the fold con nection, said innersurfaces of each anchoringwall structure adjacent thefold frictionally engaging the side surfacesof the aligned extensions of the handle therebetween formaintaining thehandle in uppermost and handle-forming position, the anchoring wallhaving therein a handlereceiving slot portion with its handle-receivingentrance at a distance from the fold, the side portions of the bottomspacing apart the adjacent walls of the dual'wall structure forfacilitating ready insertion of the oppositely directed handleextensions between the adjacent walls.

14. In a handled container,thecombinationof a containerhaving connecteddual side and end walls with a folded top connection providing a smoothupper edge, a bottom having side portions nestable between the inner andouter walls near the bottom thereof, means securing a side portion ofthe bottom and the adjacent wall together for bottom and wallconnection, and a handle structure having a substantially U-shapedhand-engageable portion projecting above the container, each end of thehandle portion having aligned oppositely directed extensions, the uppersurface of the aligned extensions bearing upon the inner and lowersurface of the fold connection, said innet surfaces of each anchoringwall structure adjacent the fold frictionally enga the side surfaces ofthe aligned extensions of the handle therebetween for maintaining thehandle in uppermost and handle-forming position, the anchoring wallhaving therein a handle-receiving slot portion with its handle-receivingentrance at a distance from the fold, the side portions of the bottomspacing apart the adjacent walls of the dual wall structure forfacilitating ready insertion of the oppositely directed handleextensions between the adjacent walls, the handle requiring tilting andelevational movement to position the opp .isitely directed portionsthereof horizontally and in contact with the inner surface of the fold.

15. In a handled container, the combination of a container havingconnected dual side and end walls with a folded top connection providinga smooth upper edge, a bottom having side portions nestable between theinner and outer walls near the bottom thereof, means securing a sideportion of the bottom and the adjacent wall together for bottom and wallconnection, and a handle structure having a substantially U-shapedhand-engageable portion projecting above the container, each end of thehandle portion having aligned oppositely directed extensions, theuppersurface of the aligned extensions bearing upon the inner and lowersurface of the fold connection, said inner surfaces of each anchoringwall structure adjacent the fold frictionally engaging the side surfacesof the aligned extensions of the handle therebetween for maintaining thehandle in uppermost and handle-forming position, the anchoring wallhaving therein a handle-receiving slot portion with its handle-receivingentrance at a distance from the fold, the side portions of the bottomspacing apart the adjacent walls of the dual wall structure forfacilitating ready insertion of the oppositely directed handleextensions between the adjacent walls, the handle requiring elevationalmovement to position the extension thereof in contact with the innersurface of the fold.

' ERNBT EARL MOHLER.

